Clay: Modern Zhu Ni. High fired.Size: 75 mlAge/Year: ModernWalls: Medium thicknessPour: +/- 8 sec. No drips. Good lid fit.Source: Tea Swap- originally from Jing Tea ShopTea Pairing: Gao ShanInfo: Despite my ever-growing collection, this is only my second zhu ni pot. I've been wanting a nice small, round, zhu ni pot for solo sessions with high quality gao shan like Da Yu Ling and Li Shan. Despite the small size, this pot has that nice zhu ni density and weight when held in the hand, and just holding it makes it come alive and glow. Thanks Achyle!

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Clay: Good Pin Zi Ni/Zisha blend. Sandy and tender. Medium-High fired.Size: 130 mlAge/Year: ModernWalls: Medium thicknessPour: +/- 8 sec. No drips. Great lid fit.Source: Flushing dealer, NYCInfo: Found this gem in the rough while visiting a Flushing, NYC Yixing dealer for the first time. I really don't need this pot, but the clay is quite nice for modern stuff, the craftsmanship is good, the size is good, and the price was right. I really couldn't pass it up, and it never hurts to establish a connection with a Yixing dealer! After prepping and boiling, the pot passes all the important tests- no funny smells, and the pot adds a nice roundness and freshness to boiled water after it has sat in the pot overnight. This should be an easy pot to pair with many teas, and will gain a very nice glow after a little use. One cool feature is that the edge of the spout has a very slight downward lip, similar to many Japanese kyusu. This allows the pot to pour very precisely without dribbling down the front. The nice little pointed flourish on the handle adds balance to the piece, and also makes for a comfy pour.

Most likely I'll put this up for sale on Tea Swap though. It's just good practice to handle and learn from new pots, and hunting them down is half the fun in the first place! Sometimes you just have to "rescue" a nice find from Chinatown, and pass on the score to someone else.

Just to share 2 Yixing pots made in 1985 in red and black. The capacity is about 90ml and single hole. The stamp below the pot is 中國宜興 (China Yixing). It is a production pot in limited quantity and quite sought after by collectors now. Currently I am using them for Puer since 2 months ago. The patina is slowly building up

I've has this one for awhile, but since I have the larger version on oder I'm excited!

Is this the 1990s Yixing Factory 5 Zi Qie Ni Shui Ping Hu by Mao Mei Zhen? If so, can you tell me a bit about the clay's performance? I ordered a larger version, which is on it's way, and I'm getting a little impatient

It's the best pot I've ever used. The clay has no real smell, it's sort of reddish and a it speckled, yet purple. I was going to use it for puerh, but switching I'm it to oolong since it's quite hard-- a bit thick, so it will do for the roasted aged teas that I like. Very pretty-- assuming the large pot is the same (I have that one coming too) -- I think you'll be happy.

Thats the same pot me and futurebird has, I also drilled out the lid hole. I wouldn't dare touch the spout, you are much braver than I am!I used a cheap jewelers diamond file, now works great! I get a 5-6sec pour

yalokinh wrote:Thats the same pot me and futurebird has, I also drilled out the lid hole. I wouldn't dare touch the spout, you are much braver than I am!I used a cheap jewelers diamond file, now works great! I get a 5-6sec pour

Always interesting to compare notes when other people have the same pots.Once I saw the material was hard as steel, I felt more comfortable routing out the interior of the pot. I did the work under a microscope. The clay was incredibly hard and it barely budged!